About “Cure for the Itch”

“Cure for the Itch” holds the distinction of being the only song performed solely by one member of the group. Joe Hahn, the band’s DJ, spins and scratches over complex and often unpredictable drum programming.

The title, “Cure for the Itch” can be viewed as having two meaning. A craving is often described as an itch when the cure is related to drugs, sex, or even music.

Alternately, one scratches an itch just as Joe Hahn scratches to create this incredible instrumental.

What have the artists said about the song?

“Cure for the Itch was my attempt at doing a song without words. I was trying to do something that would fit into a movie.” (Source)
-Mike Shinoda

“That particular song is something that our DJ, Mr. Hahn, and I came up with. It came from a beat that he did with the drums that he did and the strings that I arranged. From there we just kind of went off in an electronic direction that I thought was cool. And I think it turned out really well. We’re totally happy with that. The band was totally stoked about it.” (Source)
-Mike Shinoda